KOMPAS.com - Ten Borneo pygmy elephant ( Elephas maximus borneensis ) was found dead endangered and is thought to have been poisoned , Malaysian officials said on Tuesday ( 01/29/2013 ) . They released a poignant photograph shows a baby elephant who sniff and caress its mother .

Sabah Wildlife Department has formed a special task force and the police together WWF organization to investigate the death of the elephants .

Sabah Wildlife Department director , Laurentius Ambu said it received a report last Wednesday about the death of the pygmy elephants in the forests of Mount Rara , 130 kilometers from Tawau , Sabah .

" Earlier this year , two of eight elephants that have been rotting carcasses found near settlements . We believe that all of this elephant -related deaths , " he said in an official statement .

Sen Nathan , a senior veterinary department , the animals died of suspected poisoning after finding severe ulceration and bleeding in the digestive tract .

" It's really incredibly sad to see all the elephants die , especially one with a dead female baby was three months old are still alive while trying to wake her mother , " he said .

State Environment Minister , Masidi Manjun , vowed to take stern action if the animals are intentionally poisoned . " I will personally ensure that the perpetrators will be brought to justice and pay for their crimes , " he said .

Image Credit: The Golden Chersonese and the way thither / New York: GP Putn Browsing around the Borneo jungle in 1883. Isabella L. Bird and two natives up the elephant in the swamp area, Perak, Malaysia.

The activists warn that pygmy elephants are very quickly losing natural habitat due to deforestation , forest conversion to plantations and large -scale human encroachment on Borneo , a vast island owned by Malaysia , Indonesia and Brunei .

Was assigned the status of endangered species and threatened species is very risky ( endangered ) . Its population is only 1,500 head and now only live in the north of the island of Borneo .

Organization WWF says elephants are genetically different from other Asian elephants . DNA evidence proves these elephants were isolated about 300,000 years ago from their cousins ​​on mainland Asia and Sumatra . Over time , they became smaller with relatively larger ears , longer tails and straight tusks . Currently, the Borneo pygmy elephant is the smallest Asian elephant . AFP

Kamis, 10 Oktober 2013

After finding traces Sumatran rhino in Borneo , a joint monitoring team of the WWF - Indonesia and West Kutai regional government and other partners , again managed to get the physical evidence the existence of Sumatran Rhino in West Kutai , East Kalimantan through video trap .

" The physical evidence has become very important to restructure and develop rhino conservation efforts in Indonesia are more comprehensive , " said Minister of Forestry , Zulkifli Hasan finding the video announcing the opening of First Asian Rhino Range States Meeting , a ministerial meeting of countries spread rhinos in Asia that took place in Bandar on Wednesday , 2-3 October 2013 .

Zulkifli explained , the video image was obtained after a joint monitoring team conducted a study to install 16 video-camera ( videotrap ) which operated for three months . Video was taken from several different locations and the results are quite surprising as well as presenting new evidence , the visualization of the first video where the two -horned Sumatran rhino ( Dicerorhinus sumatrensis ) in Kalimantan .

" This discovery represents the hard work of many people and become one of the donations to reach the target population of rhino in Indonesian growth of three percent per year , " said Minister of Forestry .

According to him , it needs further study and the cooperation of many parties , including local communities , corporations and other parties concerned to immediately take appropriate measures for the conservation of the Sumatran rhino in Borneo , particularly in efforts to improve the protection and security of rhinos and their habitat .

Forestry continues , images recorded on video is one of them shows the pitfalls of daily activity that is wallowing rhinos to lower his body temperature . Other images are obtained rhino ongoing activity and foraging .

Nazir Foead , Conservation Director of WWF - Indonesia said , " A joint team from the local government , RPU , and WWF has conducted regular patrols in the important areas . We call on all parties , in Indonesia and around the world to take part immediately to save rhinos in Indonesia, especially Sumatran rhino in Borneo . "

Picture rhinos known activity recorded at 23 and June 30 and August 3, 2013 . All rhinos are captured in this video , is estimated to different individuals , but required further research experts to make sure.